Improvement in book-binder s dry-press and sheet-tie



J. W. JONES; Book-Binders Dry-Press and Sheet-Tie.

No. 204,741. Patented June 11, 1878-.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

JOSHUA \V. JONES, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOK-BINDERS DRY-PRESS AND SHEET-TIE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,741, ated June11,1878; application filed October 24, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA WV. JONES, of the city of Harrisburg, in thecounty of Danphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Book-Binders Dry- Press and Sheet-Tie, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention, exhibiting a bundle of sheets in the press tied and ready forremoval therefrom. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a bundle of sheetstied and ready for setting aside, as by my process of treating printedpapers or sheets to remove therefrom the indentations of types.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my divided press plunger or follower.Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view of my press-frame and the dividedfollower applied thereto, the view bein g taken at indicated line 00,Fig. 1.

' The object of my invention is, first, to furnish a bulk-compressordevice, to be used to prepare the matter properly before it is insertedin the dry-press proper, thus saving time or repeated travel by thelatter, before the operation of tying; second, to furnish a dry-pressproper in which the compressing.

parts or heads-that is, the base and plungerare constructed dividedly,orwith ways through them, to afford access through them to readilyinsert and manipulate the twine, and to tie the bundles of paper whileheld compressed, thus securing the bundle together by a powerful tie,which, when they are removed from the press, retains its force outlibitum; third, a press-frame, having sides peculiarly set and arranged,and provided with longitudinal slots therein corresponding with the waysin the press-heads, above referred to, v

bundles, with end boards thereon; then, re-,

by link N P to lever Q, which, by being pivoted to bracket R, operatesthe plunger T W,

' to which it is also pivoted. The folded sheets,

which are swelled or large at their heads when first folded, are placedupon the base W and smashedthat is, the swell is taken out of themby theplunger W, to bring the bulk into manageable compass for ready insertioninto the dry-press and sheet-tie proper, so that about five hundredfolded sheets may be pressed and tied at one operation, that number ofsheets being usually put into one bundle. The said. compressor device istherefore connectedly arranged with or near to the said dry-pressdevice, that work may be readily transferred from the former into thelatter.

The left part of Fig. 1 in drawing represents my improved dry-press andsheet-tie device.

The operations of dry-pressing and sheettying are accomplished by thesame device. It consists of a bed, H H, mounted upon uprights E and K,in such manner that it has a downward inclination from the former to thelatter upright, as shown in Fig. 1, and the sides of said bed H H areset laterally inclined, trough form, so that the folded paper maysecurely lodge .and carry therein while being operated on. The sides Hand H of said bed are longitudinally slotted at H to correspond with theopen ways L L of the pressheads, as shown in Fig. 4, to: afford accessto the work while in the press to tie into bundles, as shown in Figs. 1and 2.

In the trough of said bed H H are firmly attached thereto the blocks B13 in position as shown. .Block B is the base of the divided head F F F,constructed with openings or ways L similar to the plunger-head shown inFigs. 3 and 4. The divisions F F of said head are supported, either onpedestals F or on the frames H and H atsuitable distance from Block 13is, in the present illustration, shown to be a stationary nut, in whichthe screw B serves to operate the plunger or follower 0 D D, which isconnected by swivel to said screw, and the screw is provided wit-hhandles a a about its head A. It is, however, evident that said followermay be actuated by other mechanical means; also, that two such followersmay be made to act in conjunction. I do not therefore limit myself toscrew-power, nor to a single follower, as in practice both heads of thepress may be made movable, and other than screw-power may be employed,the more definite limits of my invention being in the make of the heads,they being slotted or thorough-channeled by cross-ways L L correspondingwith slots H of the bed.

The follower or plunger-head shown in Fig. 3 consists of the base 0,pedestals D, and bearin g-divisions D, disposed oppositely about thecentral cross-ways L L as shown, the plan being similar to that of thestationary or oppo site head B F F; and the bundle of sheets L isinserted between said heads, as shown in Fig. 1, it being cross-tiedover end boards L by twine L, as shown in Fig. 2.

It may be noticed that the bodies or bundles of the folded sheets are solocated in the press-trough H H that the middle part of the ends of saidbundles may come under or opposite the iniddle part of thepress-heads-that is, in right position before the ways L L --to securethe tie over the middle of bundles both ways.

VVhenlarge work is being pressed and tied, no Special adjustment of thepress is needed to locate the work centrally, as described; but whenintermediate and small-sized work is operated on, it is kept properlydistanced from the press-sides H 11*, either by removable ledges flodged in grooves in said sides H H as shown, or by sliding adjustablerods m, removably attached to the plunger-divisions D at a, and allowedto pass freely through the parts F, B and K. (Shown in Fig. 1.) Thatsaid plunger D D C may not be sprung out of its true line of travel,owing to the pile of folded sheets canting, it is stayed laterally tothe press-sides H H by clips G G, made to embrace and slide along them,as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

In my improved process of dry-pressing, the end boards on the bundlesreferred to are shown in Fig. 2 in position on the bundle, immediatelyunder or subject to the tie. They are used on the ends of the bundle ofthe paper under treatment to distribute the pressure over the whole areaof the ends of the bundle, and also to prevent cutting or marring of thepaper by the twine or other tying material. Said end boards are made ofany suitable material affording strength and rigidity at little cost,and of suitable size to nearly match the size of the folded work.

Besides the advantage attained by my improvement in renderingdry-pressing speedier, less laborious, and less expensive than by theprocesses heretofore employed, it also makes the work more convenient tohandle and rank up until required for binding, and avoids the notinfrequent mishap of tumbled and scattered work on the floor of thebindery, and consequently lessens the risk from fire.

Having thus describel my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent is em braced in the following claims:

1. In a printers and book-binders dry-press and sheet-tie, thecompressing-heads QD D" and B F F, constructed with cross-Way L L,centrally arranged through them, substan tially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

2. The inclined press-bed H H, provided with longitudinal slots H H inits sides, in combination with the press-heads B F F and G D D, havingthrough them the cross-ways L 1 correspondingly arranged with saidslots, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. The press-head,(l D D, connected by swivel with screw B A a a, andmade to travel as a plunger in the nut or block 13, in combination withbed H H and clips G G, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4.. In combination with the dry-press bed H H the device of a set ofremovable ledges, f, or a set of adj ustable guide-rods, m arranged asand for the purpose set forth. A

5. The process herein described for treating folded printed sheets ofpaper in dry-pressing, the same consisting of subjecting a, collectionof such sheets to pressure withoutthe use of fuller-boards, and whileunder such pressure tying them into compact bundles with end boards,then removing them immediately from the press, and allowing them toremain tied sufficiently long to fix and complete dry-pressing. y e

In testimony that I claim the foregoin g as my inventionl have hereuntoset my hand and seal this 20th day of October, 1377.

JOSHUA W. JONES. [1 s.] YVitnesses: i THOMAS MCCAMANT,

W. H. SMITH.

